The standard
Careful work you can count on.
Diagnosis before repair, fair prices, and honest advice about what really needs doing. The care you want from a shop you can trust.
What we do
Everything your car needs, under one roof.
Straight talk, careful work, and no surprises on the bill. Tap any service to learn more.
Routine Maintenance
Oil, filters, fluids, and a careful inspection every visit, on the schedule your car needs.
Learn more → 02Brake Service
Pads, rotors, and fluid, with the judgment to tell you what needs doing now and what can wait.
Learn more → 03Tire Service
Replacement, rotation, and pressures set to the exact spec for your car.
Learn more → 04Engine Diagnostics
Warning lights read and root causes found before any work is recommended.
Learn more → 05Major Repairs
The big jobs, explained in plain English and agreed with you before any work begins.
Learn more → 06Not sure what it needs?
Describe the symptom and we will tell you honestly whether it is worth a visit.
Ask us →How a visit works
Your car drives in, walk in or by appointment.
We raise it and look it over, top to bottom.
Every point checked, then explained in plain English.
Why C & D
Two jobs, done well.
In and out for your smog check, with honest advice if anything needs attention before it passes.
We tell you what needs doing now, what can wait, and what it will cost, before we touch the car.
A neighborhood shop that earns its regulars the hard way, one honest repair at a time.
About the shop
On Harbor Blvd in Fountain Valley.
C & D Automotive is a neighborhood smog and repair shop. Come in for a quick smog check or a full repair, and get a straight answer either way.
Drivers across Yelp describe the same experience again and again: straight answers, fair prices, and honest advice about what really needs doing.
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Hands on
Work done by people who know these cars.
Careful, methodical, and explained before it happens. No guesswork, no upsell.
The shop
A look inside.
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Read what drivers say, in their own words.
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Counts and ratings as shown on Yelp, September 2026. More on reviews →
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Book your car in.
Tell us the car and what is going on, and when suits you. In the live site this goes straight to the shop and they confirm by phone. Prefer to talk now? Call (714) 418 0007.
Need a smog check or a repair?
Call the shop or drop by. We will take a look and give you a straight answer.